Man versus machine: Automatic pedicle screw planning using registration-based techniques compared with manual screw planning for thoracolumbar fusion surgeries.

Ulf BertramIstvan KöveshaziMonika MichaelisSimon WeidertTobias Philip SchmidtChristian BlumeFelix Swamy V ZastrowChristian-Andreas MüllerSzilard Szabo

Published in: The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS (2023)

Automatic identification of vertebrae works in most cases and suggested pedicle screw trajectories are acceptable. So far, it does not substitute for an experienced surgeon's assessment.

Keyphrases

deep learning
machine learning
depressive symptoms
neural network
robot assisted
bioinformatics analysis
minimally invasive